Tag: NextGen TV
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Antenna Man and Lon.TV Meet with FCC to Challenge ATSC 3.0 Transition Over DRM Concerns
On August 14, Lon Seidman of the Lon.TV YouTube channel and Tyler Kleinle of the Antenna Man YouTube channel met with members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau at FCC headquarters in Washington, D.C. The meeting, attended by officials including Hillary DeNigro, Evan Morris, Evan Baranoff, Erin Boone, Mark Colombo, and Maria Mullarkey…
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Sinclair Will Bring ROXi’s Interactive Music Channel to NextGen TV
Sinclair has partnered with ROXi, an interactive music channel, to bring the channel to 31 US TV markets, with additional markets to be rolled out later this year. “ROXi is expanding what’s possible on broadcast television, and this partnership brings an interactive music experience to viewers in a simple, accessible way—no apps, logins, or subscriptions…
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Broadcasters Ask FCC for NextGen TV Deadlines of 2028 & 2030
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make a hard deadline for shutting down ATSC 1.0 and transitioning to ATSC 3.0, also known as NextGen TV. The petition to the FCC suggests a two-phase plan. First, they ask that stations in the top 55 markets, which cover about…
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ATSC 3.0 NEXTGEN TV Service is Coming to More Areas
Six Tucson television stations have launched NEXTGEN TV, a free digital broadcast technology powered by the ATSC 3.0 standard. NEXTGEN TV combines internet and digital applications to offer viewers enhanced news and entertainment choices, as well as interactive content. Tucson viewers can now access these NEXTGEN TV channels over-the-air: NBCUniversal Local’s KHRR-TV / Telemundo 40…
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The Recap: A Possible Peacock-Paramount+ Marriage, Sports JV Drama, and More
A busy week was capped off by another shocking revelation: Paramount and Comcast discussing combining their respective streaming services, Paramount+ and Peacock. We also continued to see the ripple effects of last week’s announcement from Walt Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery to form a streaming sports joint venture, with a lot more unhappy…
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A New ‘Unconnected’ ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV Tuner Is Now On the Market
A new NextGen TV Box is available for customers looking to upgrade their viewing experience to ATSC 3.0 without buying a new TV — and it’s the first that doesn’t need an internet connection. The new Zinwell NextGen TV Box standalone tuner from TV hardware company Channel Master lets users grab a NextGen TV feed…
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Scripps CEO on the Biggest Hidden Opportunity With ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
For Scripps CEO Adam Symson, the introduction of higher quality video and audio with ATSC 3.0, also known as NextGen TV, is nice for the audience, but it isn’t what gets him excited about the technology. Symson believes that NextGen TV’s infrastructure, which is designed around transmitting IP data similar to any other wireless network,…
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Why the Super Bowl Marks A Critical Make-Or-Break Point For ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
This year’s Super Bowl, scheduled for February 11, will make history as the first one played in Las Vegas. But the Big Game also marks a turning point for ATSC 3.0, a standard also referred to as NextGen TV, with the technology finally reaching three-quarters of the U.S. population. Not that three-quarters of the U.S.…
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NEXTGEN ATSC 3.0 TV Will Launch in Chicago in February On a New Station
NEXTGEN TV will launch on CBS 2 News Chicago in February, one of the first rollouts scheduled for 2024. The upgraded signal will launch on February 5, 2024, and is expected to provide free service to 3.6 million households. Viewers who use an antenna to watch TV must rescan their televisions after this date to…
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ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV Reaches 75% of U.S. Households
Pearl TV, a consortium of U.S. broadcasters transitioning to NextGen TV, and its network partners said it will present new features and devices at the CES 2024 in Las Vegas in January. Broadcasters have driven an 18% year-over-year growth in U.S. household access since its launch in 2020 and a spike of 22% in 2023…